Table 2. Clinical and pathologic features of patient material established animal models of HCC in NOD/SCID mice.

Patient No.	Age/sex	Pathologic diagnosis	Edmonson grade	Hilar lymph node metastasis	Treatment	Success in s.c. transplantation	Spontaneous regression	Success in establishment of cell line
5	65/male	HCC	II	yes	hepatectomy	yes	no	yes
8	36/male	Mixed HCC	II	no	hepatectomy	yes	no	no
9	41/female	HCC	II	no	hepatectomy	yes	no	no
10	56/male	HCC	II	yes	hepatectomy	yes	no	yes
19	32/female	HCC	II	no	liver transplantation	yes	yes	no

HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; NOD/SCID, non-obese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficiency; s.c. transplantation: subcutaneous transplantation